Four harrowing tales of seemingly harmless roommates turning into real-life nightmares for their unsuspecting victims when their malevolent and sometimes violent intentions are revealed.
Dorothea Puente
Episode 1: Death House Landlady
Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California and murdered various elderly and mentally disabled boarders before cashing their Social Security checks. On November 11, 1988 she was arrested, after 7 bodies, were discovered under her rose bushes. Her total count reached nine confirmed murders, and six unconfirmed. Dorothea Puente died in 2011 aged 82 whilst still in prison in California, still continuing to deny the crimes she’d been found to have committed.
KC Joy
On 3rd May 2013 Maribel Ramos was reported missing. Her roommate KC Joy claimed that she had never come home the night before (May 2nd) but she was caught on CCTV dropping off the rent at the office of their apartment complex. Maribel was a 36 year old Iraq war veteran who was murdered by her roommate Kwang Choi Joy.
According to the prosecution, the two had argued about rent on May 2, 2013 which resulted in Maribel telling KC he needed to move out of their Fullerton home because he was not paying his rent. KC took to a Yelp discussion board that had been set up to help find Maribel, claiming that he would give his life for her, she was his only family and that she was the sole beneficiary of his life insurance policy.
Maribel had also called 911 just 11 days before her disappearance, as she knew the calls were recorded. On the call she claimed to be afraid of her roommate and named KC Joy. Maribel’s body had been found in a shallow grave in Silverado Canyon and KC was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder. He will be eligible for parole in December 2023.
Youssef Khater
Charismatic athlete Youssef Khater commits fraud across several countries — a series of schemes culminating in violent attacks on multiple people.
Jamison Bachman
Former roommates of “serial squatter” Jamison Bachman discuss how this dark, dangerous man conned his way into their homes and then refused to leave. Bachman’s old roommates recount the steps they took to try to force him from their homes, his harsh retaliations, and the painful saga’s tragic end.
Worst Roommate Ever Release Date
The five-part documentary Worst Roommate Ever released on Netflix on Tuesday. 1st March 2022.